The Industrial Advisory Council at the College of Engineering and Engineering Technologies – Al-Mustaqbal University held its third session on Monday, June 2, 2025, chaired by Asst. Prof. Dr. Azhar Mohsen Abd, Dean of the College, and attended by a distinguished group of experts and consultants from both public and private sectors.
Attendees included:
Eng. Adnan Al-Faihan, President of the Babylon Chamber of Commerce,
Eng. Saleem Al-Rubaie and Eng. Alaa Hamza Daham (Private Sector),
Dr. Adnan Abdul-Nabi, Assistant Director of the Rubber Factory in Kufa,
Eng. Haider Mohammed, representing the Warith Center for Prosthetics – Holy Hussainiya Shrine,
along with Heads of Scientific Departments and Directors of Research Centers at the University, including Prof. Dr. Nidhal Khdhair Al-Abbadi, Director of the Al-Mustaqbal Center for AI Applications.
Dr. Azhar Mohsen welcomed the attendees, highlighting the College’s vision to strengthen cooperation with the industrial sector, which plays a vital role in equipping students with practical skills and enhancing community service.
The session addressed several key topics, including:
Training and qualifying students to meet labor market demands.
Linking graduation projects with business incubators and entrepreneurship.
Building research and innovation partnerships between academia and industry, particularly in technology and energy sectors.
Attendees emphasized the importance of holding such periodic meetings to foster sustainable collaboration between academia and industry, and to achieve high-quality educational outcomes aligned with national development goals.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Dean expressed his sincere gratitude to all participants for their valuable contributions toward bridging the gap between higher education and the industrial sector.
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